11 Kislev 5774 Yoma Daf 6 Nov. 14, 2013 Daf Notes is currently being dedicated to the neshamah of Tzvi Gershon Ben Yoel (Harvey Felsen) o”h May the studying of the Daf Notes be a zechus for his neshamah and may his soul find peace in Gan Eden and be bound up in the Bond of life There is a dispute whether the belt of the Kohen them, we learn that first Moshe girdled Aharon Gadol was the same as the belt of an ordinary and then Moshe girdled Aharon’s sons. (5b3-6a1) Kohen. There is a dispute whether a niddah We learned that there is a dispute whether contaminates the one who cohabited with her Moshe dressed Aharon and then his sons, or if before she discovers that she was a niddah. Moshe dressed Aharon and his sons Rabbi Akiva maintains that if one cohabited with simultaneously. It is said and he girdled him [i.e. a woman within twenty-four hours before she Aharon] with the belt, and it is also written and realized that she was a niddah, he is tamei for he girdled them [i.e. the sons] with a belt, which seven days, and this is similar to the law that a implies that they were not girdled niddah contaminates on account of a rabbinic simultaneously. According to the opinion that decree any kodashim food that she was preparing maintains that Moshe girdled Aharon and his sons during that twenty-four hour period. The simultaneously, the girdling actually occurred Chachamim, however, maintain that although the simultaneously, and the reason the Torah woman is considered a niddah as far as the separates the two girdlings at the time of previous twenty-four hours are concerned, we do performance is to teach us that the belt of the not say that the man is tamei for seven days like Kohen Gadol was comprised of spun linen and one who cohabits with a niddah, because the fact blue wool, which makes it shaatnez, whereas the that the woman is retroactively considered a belts of the ordinary Kohanim were comprised niddah is a rabbinical decree, and the Chachamim solely of linen. It is said you shall girdle them with did not incorporate in this decree one who a belt, Aharon and his sons, which implies that cohabits with the woman. (6a2) they were all girdled at the same time. According to the opinion that maintains that Moshe first All those who require immersion immerse by girdled Aharon and then his sons, he will explain day, except for a niddah and a woman after that this verse comes to teach us that the belt of childbirth who immerse at night. the Kohen Gadol and the belt of the ordinary Kohen were the same. When it is said he girdled A Baraisa states that all those who require them with the belt and then it is said he girdled immersion immerse as soon as the day begins. A niddah and a woman after childbirth, however, - 1 - Visit us on the web at dafnotes.com or email us at [email protected] to subscribe © Rabbi Avrohom Adler L’zecher Nishmas HaRav Raphael Dov ben HaRav Yosef Yechezkel Marcus O”H L’zecher Nishmas HaRav Raphael Dov ben HaRav Yosef Yechezkel Marcus O”H must wait a full seven days before immersing. The in that he can immerse himself during the earliest time that they can immerse is the night daytime of the seventh day. The Gemara answers after the seventh day. The Gemara implies from that the Mishnah is referring to the length of the the Baraisa that a niddah is required to wait until tumah period. Thus, the Mishnah is teaching us nightfall to immerse, but one who cohabits with a that one who cohabits with a niddah is tamei for niddah would not be required to wait until seven days similar to one who is contaminated by nightfall. The Gemara rejects this assumption by a corpse, and is deemed to be an av hatumah, a stating that the Baraisa means a niddah and primary source of tumah who can convey tumah anyone who became tamei because he cohabited to anything capable of receiving tumah. (6a3) with a niddah also, because the tumah for such a Corpse tumah is permitted for the community. person is described by the Torah as her state of niddah shall be upon him. (6a3) We learned in the Mishnah (2a) that the Kohen Gadol was sequestered from his wife before Yom One who has a seminal emission is like one who Kippur. The Gemara wonders why we only touches a sheretz. sequester him from his wife because we are A Mishnah (Zavim 5:11) states that one who has concerned for the slightest possibility that he will a seminal emission is like one who touches a become contaminated through cohabitation with sheretz, in that each one can immerse himself on a niddah. The Kohen Gadol should also be the day he became tamei. The Gemara explains sequestered from all visitors as there is a slight that the Mishnah is referring to the length of the possibility that someone visiting the Kohen Gadol tumah period. Thus, the Mishnah is teaching us may die in his presence and cause him to become that one who emitted semen and one who contaminated through corpse tumah. If the touched a sheretz are tamei for only one day and Kohen Gadol contracts corpse tumah, he will be they are deemed to be a rishon letumah, which is tamei for seven days and if the tumah would a first degree of tumah that can contaminate food occur during the seven day sequestration period, but cannot contaminate people and utensils. the Kohen Gadol will not be able to perform the (6a3) avodah on Yom Kippur. The Gemara answers that the Yom Kippur service is considered to be a One who cohabits with a niddah is like one who communal service and the law is that there are no was contaminated by a corpse. restrictions of corpse tumah regarding communal The Mishnah states further that one who cohabits offerings. (6b1) with a niddah has the same status as one who was Sudden tumah of a corpse is uncommon. contaminated by a corpse. The Gemara assumes that this second statement means that one who The Gemara offers an alternative answer by cohabits with a niddah is like one who was stating that we can even say that corpse tumah is contaminated by a corpse regarding immersion, merely dechuyah, overridden with regard to the - 2 - Visit us on the web at dafnotes.com or email us at [email protected] to subscribe © Rabbi Avrohom Adler L’zecher Nishmas HaRav Raphael Dov ben HaRav Yosef Yechezkel Marcus O”H community. We thus must ensure that the Kohen bring Kohanim who are tahor from a different Gadol not become contaminated by a corpse, and bais av. if he does become contaminated, he should be Rav Nachman and Rav Sheishes disagree replaced by a Kohen Gadol who is tahor and can regarding a case where the members of the perform the Yom Kippur service. Yet, the current bais av are all tamei and they wish to possibility of his wife becoming a niddah and still bring Kohanim who are tahor from a different cohabiting with him is more likely to occur than bais av. Rav Nachman maintains that since tumah the possibility of a visitor dying while in the is permitted regarding the community, it is not presence of the Kohen Gadol. For this reason the necessary to find Kohanim who are tahor in a Chachamim decreed that the Kohen Gadol must different bais av. Rav Sheishes, however, be sequestered from his wife for seven days but maintains that since tumah is only overridden he is not required to be sequestered from regarding the community, we must find Kohanim everyone else. (6b2) who are tahor in a different bais av. (6b2) Everyone agrees that when there are tamei and There are those who say that one opinion tahor Kohanim in that bais av, the tahor maintains that even when there are both tamei Kohanim serve and the tamei Kohanim do not and tahor Kohanim in the bais av, the tamei serve. Kohanim can also serve. We learned that there is a dispute regarding There is an opinion in the Gemara that maintains tumah of a corpse, as Rav Nachman maintains that even when there are both tamei and tahor that it was hutrah, permitted regarding the Kohanim in that bais av, Rav Nachman still community, and Rav Sheishes maintains that it is maintains that the Kohanim who are tamei can only dechuyah, overridden regarding the also serve, because the Torah permits all community. The Gemara states that when there instances of corpse tumah regarding the are both Kohanim that are tahor and kohanim community. This means that the Torah removed that are tamei in that bais av, everyone agrees the tumah restriction completely when either the that the Kohanim who are tamei cannot be owners, the Kohanim or the sacrifice itself are involved in the offering of the daily tamid, even tamei. (6b2-7a1) though it was a communal offering. The reason for this is because there are Kohanim who are tahor in that bais av who area available to bring INSIGHTS TO THE DAF the tamid. (6b2) THE PRIVATE KORBAN OF THE KOHEN There is a dispute when the members of the current bais av are tamei whether we should GADOL OVERRIDES "TUM'AH" By: Kollel Iyun HaDaf - 3 - Visit us on the web at dafnotes.com or email us at [email protected] to subscribe © Rabbi Avrohom Adler L’zecher Nishmas HaRav Raphael Dov ben HaRav Yosef Yechezkel Marcus O”H QUESTION: The Gemara points out that the Kohen Korban [of the Jewish people] depends on it" (on the Gadol is isolated only from his wife to prevent him Par of Aharon).